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MAIL BAG REGENER- APPLICATION rmm r1113. 18. 1908.

Patented Dec. 22, 1 908.

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JAMES A. McCURDY, OF ADVOCATE, NOVA SOOTIA, CANADA.

MAIL-BAG RECEIVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

Application filed February 18, 1908. Serial No. 416,562.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES A. MoCUnDY, a subject of the King of England, residing at Advocate, in the Province of Nova Scotia and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Mail- Bag Receivers, of whic the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mail-bag re- I ceivers, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and which will eifectively serve to house the mail-bags after they have been received and thus protect the same from the weather.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, and it will be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown a mail-bag receiver comprising a rectangular receptacle provided with a hinged cover 5. The rece tacle is provided with a vertically movab e bottom 6 slidable between the walls of the receptacle, andthis bottom at its ends is preferably provided with horizontally disposed pins 7 arranged for movement in guide slots formed in the ends 8 of the receptacle, as shown.

The receptacle is referably mounted upon a platform 9, and t is platform is provided with a plurality of coil expansion springs 10 located beneath the bottom 6 and arranged to bear thereagainst whereby the bottom is normally held elevated.

The bottom 6 is provided with a vertically extending member 11 slidable in guides 12 secured to the rear walls of the receptacle, and this member is arranged for engagement at its upper end in a slot 13 formed upon the under side of the top 5 adjacent its hinged edge. It will thus be seen that the member 11 serves to normally hold the cover 5 in a vertical position. The end walls of the receptacle at their upper ends are provided with upwardly inclined portions 14, to facilitate the entrance of mail-bags within the receptacle.

The cover 5 is provided with a latch 15 arranged for engagement with its coengaging member 16 carried by the front walls of the receptacle. It will thus be seen that after a mail-bag has been deposited within the receptacle the weight of the bag against the bottom 6 will move the member 11 downward to release the upper end of this member from the slot 13, and the cover of the receptacle will fall thus closing the same and preventing damage to the mail-bag and its contents.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. A mail-bag receiver comprising a receptacle having a hinged cover, a slidable member located within said receiver, spring means for yieldingly supporting said mem ber, and connections between said sliding member and said cover for normally holding the same in an open position.

' 2. A mail-bag receiver comprising a receptacle having a hinged cover, a vertically movable bottom, and connections between the bottom and the cover for holding the cover at times in a vertical position, and at times in a horizontal position to close the receptacle.

3. A mail-bag receiver comprising a re ceptacle having a vertically movable bottom, a cover for the receptacle, and connections between the cover and the bottom for holding the cover at times in a vertical position.

4. A mail-bag receiver comprising a receptacle having a yieldable bottom, a hinged cover for the receptacle, and connections between the bottom and the cover for normally holding the cover in a vertical position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. MCCURDY.

Witnesses:

H. W. MACKENNA, W. H. MoCURDY. 

